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county town

NOUN
county seat
Synonyms
WEAK
county site shiretown

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Sheeran is known for playing impromptu gigs in Suffolk's county town, including one on the Town Hall steps in 2022.

From BBC • May 4, 2025

The Hub needs leadership, ownership, imagination, and regional thinking, along with a partnership between the state, county, town, Rechler, and future investors.

From Washington Times • Jun. 17, 2020

The train station in Tralee, the county town of County Kerry, is named for him.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2016

Prof Bailey's line places Coventry on the opposite side from important parts of its hinterland, including the county town of Warwick itself.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2014

At one we stopped for lunch at one of those inevitable old-fashioned hotels in the main street of a county town.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier